Yes. They fall under other expenses in our accounts not player salaries, or player trading.

You said I was untruthful. Now condescending. Anything else? Yet i didn't allude to anything. I said they commit to cover 17 million in losses each year. Which is correct. We are ALL already aware that judicious re-investment in players can be beneficial. It's not a new footballing development.

17 million losses x 2 years = 34 million. Minus Wharton 18 rising to 22 million, Sammie 9 million plus add ons, Raya 5 million. 18 + 9 + 5 = 32 million. Plus increased TV revenue = small profit. Ben iif your £ 135.00 million down over 13 years, then make £ 2 million in year 14 do you believe you are now in profit? Plus you need the 2 mullion to help offset the next 12 months 17 million losses. Anyway it's not rocket science. We are skint, unless the owners decide to wax their own money in ever increasing amounts.

Yes it was an exaggerated comment. Yes successful player trading is hugely beneficial. Yes owners have to subsidise losses as does any business owner. You think Gueye is useless. You don't rate Ohashi. You think Leonard should be on loan in League One. However, two of these players represent our recent attempts at buying cheap to hopefully sell on. Ww could spend 10 million in January and still not make the play offs. Under JW we had the most expensive squad in the division and only scraped unto the play offs via an away win at Plymouth.

Morning. Yes we all wish it wasn't so. I'd love to take my grandson to the Rovers playing Premier League football. However it is what it is. The owners are currently owed circa £ 135 million by the club / company. The owners commit to topping up a £ 21 million turnover business by £ 17.million to cover the operating losses each year,. The owners lose 45k per day keeping us operating at this level. The owners do not make any money from the club. And never have, despite what folk would have you believe. If they can offset operating losses through the sale of assets they do so. The Venkys will have spent north of £ 450 million in company and personal money since taking ownership. Bradley Orr is happy, Danny Murphy is happy, Derek Shaw is happy, Owen Coyle is happy, Jerome Anderson is happy, Shebby Singh is happy, Gary Bowyer is happy, Steve Kean is happy, Henning Berg is happy and a million and one other total wankers are happy as effing Larry with holiday homes in Portugal. People who fleeced the club, contributed nothing and who never get mentioned anymore. A decades worth of incompetence. 30 million wiped off our turnover. 12,000 wiped off our crowds. The owners are wholly to blame of course. They sacked Allardyce to save a million a year and because we got tonked at Old Trafford. They then recruited Kean. Thick as pig shit. But the owners aren't happy. Nor are they secret Burnley fans being mean to us all. And we aren't happy. So we niggle each other on here because we don't sign 10 new players and turn £ 17 million losses into £ 37 million losses. The business is not financially viable. We somehow need at £ 20 million player to sell each year to remain liquid. Its a financial shitstorm, there's no easy fix, there's no easy answers and there's no quick remedy. Meanwhile, there are currently 24 better owners than ours in the footballing pyramid. And it could be argued there are currently 67 worse owners than ours. And they all lose money. Like everyone else, it's all on a wing and a prayer. We need a magician. Be it a low level signings, or a couple of loans, we need Eustace to pull rabbits out of his hat. We need a succession of astute decisions to try and nullify the gross negligence displayed for a decade or more. I dont blame the owners for not trusting the idiots they recruit to manage their monies professionally. But they recruit them in the first place. And round and round we go. Our captain earlier this year said if we had been a tad more clinical we'd be in the top two. This manager and group is targeting the play offs. I am certain we are going to get very close with our existing group of players. Eustace has helped me enjoy a football season again.

I didn't say I'd be concerned. I said I could understand 99 being concerned about future choices if Eustace chose Gueye and Ohashi. Because they have both struggled to score. This is why he wants proven championship experience at this stage of the season. And I think he's quite not right not to be gambling our chances on the unknown. They have been feeding off scraps all season. But they aren't as quick as Sammie, or as clinical and they were brought in to replace his goals. And it isn't going to happen.

You tell me what and who we need? Like it or not, you've got two million and about 30k a week for wages. Especially if Sigurdsson is staying. And we need a winger and a striker. Every player that gets mentioned, someone either drags out comments from fans of his previous club, recent stats, injury record, etc. We aren't getting the finished article that's for sure, so you, we, me are relying on Eustace to find a diamond thst no one else has spotted. Or a player that's lost their way that he can re invigorate or improve. I trust Eustace. You don't. But I don't know why. Unless you think he recommended signing Gueye and Ohashi. If so i understand your concerns. But i dont think he identified them. Hence why he now wants proven Championship quality players that he knows can do a job for him. I think Eustace is looking no further than the end of this season. I think he is going to recruit the players now to try and get us in the play offs. And we are so close we can smell it. And no one likes playing us. And we are getting better. And we are better than we think. It's ok. You are making sense.

No they are all completed five minutes after the window opens. There's only Rovers still looking. Every other club in the country concluded all their business on day one of the window. Yes we have also ignored the rule book and recruited two players. But you think one is 4th choice and the other useless. Yes I have faith. Because I have faith in Eustace. And he said there's some money to spend. Why would he say that if it wasn't true.

Sunderland get 40k crowds, turnover 35 million and only lose 9 million per year. So they have 15 million more income and 8 million less in losses and you are suprised they can spend more than us? Two years ago Sheffield United had 140 million turnover which fell to 64 million in the Championship. 44 million more income than us due to the parachute payments. And you are suprised they are in a stronger financial position than us? Plus they are gambling on automatic promotion, which is clearly beyond our capabilities.

Now you are simply moaning for the sake of moaning. You need to stop getting so flustered. Most clubs will be looking for a fast, skillfull winger and consistent goalscorer. At our level Sunderland and Sheffield United are supposedly looking for another striker, Leeds also but can't buy until they get shut of Bamford, West Brom can't score goals, but are struggling financially and Burnley have already brought Barnes back. That's five of the top seven, six including us all wanting a striker. In the PL, even the bigger clubs like United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton all need a decent striker. If you have more money than everyone else it's a lot easier to recruit new employees. For everyone else a million and one factors come into the equation. But you know all this already.

No easy games at this level. Oxford doing well under new management. Rovers very impressive away from home. The back six pick themselves. I'd play Hedges and Dolan outwide. I'd play JRC instead of Buckley. I'd play Cantwell and Leonard upfront. It's a bit harsh on Gueye, ACD and Weimann but my first target would be 0-0 at half-time and a clean sheet at full time. Feels like a big game and one we need to take something from. Oxford 0 - Rovers 1.

Thanks for this. Very good summary.

26 games, 11 clean sheets. Brilliant how we are so committed and organised defensively. I love our centre half's and full backs. Let's be honest, we've had the rub of the green today. They should have scored first half and should have had a penalty second half. We lose this game on a different day. But i'm a Rovers fan so I dont care. Brilliant from Cantwell and Brittain 2nd half. Gueye and ACD made a big difference. Sanderson looked robust and Forshaw looked tidy. Good effort from the Portsmouth fans.

Fucking dynamite.

2 zip.

Brilliant pass by Cantwell. Brilliant cross by Brittain. Brilliant header from Gueye.

Get in.

Hedges and Dolan off. Gueye and ACD on.

0-0 at half time. Just as we like it. We will win this game, Portsmouth are very poor.

Lots of space down this left hand side. All the action is in Pompeys half.

Exactly. We've just lost at home to Burnley and Hull. I'm not suprised he's picked Hedges and Dolan. Hedges might allow Beck to get forward more often. I'm also not suprised Gueye isn't starting. We knew that would happen when he didn't start at Boro. I'm a tad suprised Leonard isn't upfront, but a strikers currency is goals and he didn't score any.

Your cheery. Rovers 2-1.

Who do you think sourced Gueye and Ohashi? If they were not Eustaces preferred signings then I can fully understand why he is now solely focusing on experienced players who can cope at this level. Meanwhile a 1 in 2 proven championship striker costs 8m to 12m. We have to ve realistic. In my view, we are relying on Eustace's knowledge to identify some potential unseen by others.

Gueye did well, when players on both sides were knackered and we were being forced back to the edge of our own box. As a team we looked much more fluid with an out and out striker. Even though JRC, Buckley and Weimman were all playing. Our team set up doesn't support Gueyes attributes and he has had a lot of chances to prove different.

Totally agree. We at last saw some signs of how our attack would look with an out and out striker. And it was refreshing. It was a shame Leonard didn't score as that was my hope from the Boro game.